Ash Carter: “I believe I understand our strategy at this time, Mr. Chairman.”

It absolutely is. That's why we quadrupled the European Reassurance Initiative.

The international community, United Nations Security Council and especially the other six-party powers must hold North Korea accountable for this latest act and heighten the pressure on North Korea.

Iran's ballistic missile activities pose a significant threat to the Joint Force and our regional allies and partners, particularly Israel.

This, for the eighth fiscal year in a row. That's a deplorable state of affairs.